Protesting the Smash-and-Grab Presidency With Nikhil Pal Singh ⎹ The Intercept Briefing

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Donald Trump’s second term has been broadly defined by an overwhelming sense of chaos. Every week the U.S. finds itself in a new crisis of the president’s making. The war in Iran and the broader Middle East is stretching into its fourth week, as the administration prepares to send thousands of troops to the region for a possible ground invasion. “It’s a constant stream of violence, corruption, spectacle,” Nikhil Pal Singh tells The Intercept Briefing. “They smash, grab, move on. But I think now they’ve actually broken something.” The professor of social and cultural analysis at New York University and the author of several books, including “Race and America’s Long War” joins host Akela Lacy in a conversation about protests and movement-building in the latest Trump era. Full Transcript: https://interc.pt/4uWFp2b _______ At The Intercept, we investigate powerful individuals and institutions to expose corruption and injustice. We see journalism as an instrument of civic action. We’re here to change the world, not just describe it. As a nonprofit organization, The Intercept relies on donations from our readers and listeners as a key funding source for our journalism. You can help us hold the powerful to account and tell stories you won’t find elsewhere. Website: https://theintercept.com/ Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Support The Intercept: https://join.theintercept.com/donate/now/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://theintercept.com/newsletter/ Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theintercept Twitter: https://interc.pt/twitter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theintercept/ Facebook: https://interc.pt/facebook Threads: https://www.threads.net/@theintercept Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theintercept.com Mastodon: https://journa.host/@theintercept